DNR Public Hearings and Meetings
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call the contact person listed for the meeting or hearing with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Hearings
February 20 – Pursuant to § 283.49, Wisconsin Statutes, an open house and informational hearing regarding the proposed issuance of Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Permit WI0063771-01 for Didion Ethanol LLC will occur at the Cambria Community Center, 115 W. Edgewater St., Cambria. The Open House is 4:30 to 6 p.m. and the Informational Hearing is at 6:30 p.m. Didion Ethanol LLC (Didion) proposes to construct an ethanol production facility located at State Highway 146 and Cabbage Road, part of the NE1/4 of the SW1/4, Section 5, T12N, R12E, Town of Courtland, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Discharge would be to a tributary to the North Branch of Duck Creek, in the Duck Creek and Rocky Run Watershed (LW20), Lower Wisconsin Basin. Didion proposes to process 18.2 million bushels of corn annually and produce 50 million gallons of denatured fuel grade ethanol and 165,000 tons of dried distillers’ grain with solubles per year. The ethanol production process will require Didion to use an average of 315 gallons per minute of water to be supplied from two new high capacity wells. A portion of this water will be directed to a multimedia filter followed by a reverse osmosis (RO) System which will supply purified water to the start of the ethanol production process. Water from the high capacity wells will also supply the non-contact cooling water towers. Didion proposes to discharge non-process wastewater, composed of an estimated maximum of 11,520 gallons per day (gpd) of filter back wash, 70,560 gpd RO system reject water and 128,160 gpd of cooling tower bleed, to an unnamed tributary of the North Branch of Duck Creek. The proposed new wastewater discharge to surface water requires a WPDES individual permit, which is a Type II action under NR 150, Wisconsin Administrative Code, requiring preparation of an Environmental Assessment. Department staff will be available to answer questions regarding the various DNR permit requirements that apply to the proposed project. Citizens can submit written or verbal comments on the Environmental Assessment at the Open House. They can also submit written comments on the Draft WPDES permit during this time. The purpose of the informational hearing is to give all interested persons an opportunity to make an oral statement or submit a written comment regarding the Draft WPDES permit for the proposed new wastewater discharge. For information contact Keri Behm, DNR Bureau of Watershed Management at 608) 266-3291.
February 25 - A public informational hearing for the purpose of giving all interested persons an opportunity to make a statement with respect to the proposed reissuance of Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Permit No.WI-0020745-8 for the Algoma Wastewater Treatment Facility located at 179 N. 6th St., Algoma will be held at 1 pm at the Kewaunee Administration Center, 810 Lincoln Street, Kewaunee. Discharge is to the Ahnapee River in Kewaunee County. The City of Algoma owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that receives domestic wastewater as well as waste loads from three industries. The facility is designed to treat an annual average flow of 1.0 million gallons per day (MGD) and currently discharges 0.48 MGD on average. Treatment is provided by an activated sludge process followed by tertiary filtration. Phosphorus removal by alum addition and year round disinfection by ultraviolet radiation are also provided. Sludge is anaerobically digested and stored on-site until land applied. People wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action are invited to do so by attending the public hearing or by submitting any comments or objections in writing to the Department of Natural Resources. More information, including a copy of the proposed permit, is available for downloading at the WPDES Public Notices web page:
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/ww/drafts/pubnot.htm and for inspection at the Department of Natural Resources, Northeast Regional Headquarters, 2984 Shawano Ave., PO Box 10448, Green Bay, WI 54307-0448; or contact Richard Sachs at 920-662-5176, or by e-mail at richard.sachs@wisconin.gov.
February 27 - A contested case hearing in the matter of the application for an expansion of a loading apron on Lake Michigan by Washington Island Ferry Line, Inc., Town of Liberty Grove, Door County, Wisconsin will commence at 9 a.m. in the Friend’s Room (Basement) at the Door County Library, 107 South 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. It will continue, if necessary, on February 28, 2008, at the same location. For information contact the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709.
Meetings
February 12 - The Karner blue butterfly habitat conservation plan – The Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan Partnership will hold their annual meeting at the Chula Vista Resort, 2501 River Road, Wisconsin Dells from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Matt Krumenauer, DNR, at 608-267-9680 or matt.krumenauer@wisconsin.gov
February 12 - The Karner blue butterfly habitat conservation plan – Implementation Oversight Committee will meet after the HCP partnership meeting at the Chula Vista Resort, 2501 River Road, Wisconsin Dells, from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Matt Krumenauer, DNR, at 608-267-9680 or matt.krumenauer@wisconsin.gov
February 12 - The Technical Focus Group for the DNR Remediation and Redevelopment Program will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. in room 511 of the of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss regulations and technical issues regarding investigation and remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. For more information, contact Laurie Egre at 608-267-7560 or Laurie.Egre@Wisconsin.gov.
February 13 - The Governor's Council on Invasive Species will meet at 9 a.m. at the Forest Products Lab, Room 500, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison. Items on the agenda include: an update on the 2008 Invasive Species Awareness Month (ISAM), review of the proposed rule, public listening sessions, Natural Resources Board rule process and timeline. For more information contact Diane Greisinger at 608-264-8529.
February 13 - The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public information meeting to discuss adjustments to the Laboratory Certification and Registration Program fees, as authorized by s. NR 149.05. The meeting will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 708 of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster Street, in Madison. For more information about the meeting contact David Webb at 608-266-0245.
February 14 - The DNR's Technical Advisory Group for NR 504/812 Revisions will meet from noon to 3 p.m. in the Raptor Room of the Department's South Central Region Headquarters at 3911 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss potential changes to regulations regarding the minimum distances to be maintained between proposed landfills or landfill expansions and private water supply wells. For more information, contact Jack Connelly at 608-267-7574 or at Johnston.Connelly@wisconsin.gov.
February 14 - The DNR NR 151 Rule Revision for Non-agricultural Performance Standards Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Rm. A2152 at the American Family Insurance Training Center, 6000 American Parkway, Madison, (off of Hwy. 151 east of Madison). This is the fourth of four meetings to discuss proposed revisions to subchapters I, III and IV of NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code. Additional information on the rule revision process, including materials the advisory committee is using are available on the DNR Web site at: [http://dnr.wi.gov/runoff/admrules.htm]. For more information contact Mary Anne Lowndes at 608-261-6420.
February 14 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Technical Advisory Group will be having a conference call meeting from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room 724 of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Nick Sayen, DNR, at 608-267-2466 or nick.sayen@wisconsin.gov.
February 15 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Agriculture and Forestry Work Group will be having a meeting from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in room 225 North West of the State Capital Building, Madison. The agenda includes a review and discussion of the forest carbon baseline and sequestration opportunities reports created for the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Matt Krumenauer, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, at 608)267-9680 or Matt.Krumenauer@wisconsin.gov.
February 15 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Ad-hoc Waste Materials Recovery and Disposal Work Group will meet from 10 am to 1 p.m. in the Xcel Energy conference room, 10 E. Doty St., Suite 511, Madison. The agenda includes a continuing discussion of the waste policy templates. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Nick Sayen, DNR, at 608-267-2466 or nick.sayen@wisconsin.gov.
February 18 - An informational meeting will be held for the advisory committees for revisions to NR 151 (Runoff Management) and NR 153 (Targeted Runoff Management Grants) from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DNR South Central Regional office, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg, with lunch (not provided) from noon - 1:00 p.m. The meeting room is the Glaciers Edge/Gathering Waters conference room located on the main floor. The purpose of the meeting is to better familiarize committee members with the state's Impaired Waters Program and how it will impact NR 151 and NR 153 revisions. Information on the rule revisions can be found at
http://dnr.wi.gov/runoff/rules/announce.htm. For more information, contact Carol Holden at 608-266-0140 or carol.holden@wisconsin.gov.
February 20 - The DNR Division of Forestry’s Private Land Management Specialist Team will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Wisconsin Rapids DNR Service Center, 473 Griffith Ave., Wisconsin Rapids, regarding: discussion and decisions on revisions to the Managed Forest/Forest Crop Law Cutting Notice and Report Form, report out on Cooperating Forest Sub Team meeting and the annual Cooperating Foresters meeting, methods for notifying DNR and Cooperating Foresters of recent handbook and rule changes relating to and other private forestry related issues. For more information contact Carol Nielsen, Private Forestry Specialist, at 608-267-7508.
